I?ve got a bit of a problem (actually, I could probably write you a list of ?em). I love buying motorbikes, no matter how old or falling to bits they are. But the problem is, I really struggle to sell them. So what?s happened is this, I?ve filled up my garage, I?ve filled up my dad?s workshop (he?s had to build a new shed to put all his stuff in), and now, if I want a new bike, I?ve simply got to get rid of an old one. A one in, one out policy, so to speak. But I?m struggling to bring myself to sell any of them, because selling a bike you love is like losing a family member, and I think this is why.

Attachment issues

We all know that riding a motorbike is (for most people) a lot different to driving a car. And I?m not talking about being physically different, which it quite obviously is, I?m talking about the emotional side of things. Riding a bike isn?t just about getting from A to B, it?s about the journey from A to B. Or sometimes from A and then back to A again. And because of the fact that these machines bring us so much joy, it?s easy to grow attached to them. Nay, it?s difficult not to grow attached.
And the longer you own a bike, and the more miles you do on it, the more attached you potentially become. I?ve got some bikes now that I?ve had for years, ridden loads in the past, and although I don?t ride some of them as much now, and probably ought to move them on, I can?t bring myself to. I really should.

Separation anxiety

And it doesn?t help ...